Consider a new metaphor when discussing positive thinking with your learners by having them "recycle" their negative, poison thoughts and "minting" them into positive ones using these dollar bill printables!

Concepts

positive thinking, self-awareness, emotional development, emotions, autism

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Instructional Ideas

• Begin the activity by modeling a few examples of negative thoughts minted into positive ones, particularly ones that your group of learners might encounter on a daily basis
• Construct a list of strategies and questions that learners can utilize as they practice minting new thoughts (i.e. How can something I think is bad actually help me? Why might others see this as a good thing?)

Classroom Considerations

• Resource is designed for learners on the autism spectrum, but can readily apply to many general classroom learning environments

Pros

• Metaphor is easy to relate to and apply
• Teaching instructions and background information found on first page

Cons

• None